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Management Quotes

On the people and decisions that steer a company's fortunes.

These quotes treat management as the real variable behind a business — one naming it as decisive for how a company fares, another describing the grind of commuting for a management job, a third noting how a company's model reaches beyond simple retail. See Business quotes.

Management must manage!

Quotes by Harold S. Geneen

Management manages by making decisions and by seeing that those decisions are implemented.

Quotes by Harold S. Geneen

When I came into the CEO office, I basically changed the entire management team. We knew that we had to change the company, so we needed a new set of leaders.

Quotes by Hans Vestberg

Did I say that the President's entire job is image management? Of course not.

Quotes by Gwen Ifill

When I finally got a management position, I found out how hard it is to lead and manage people.

Quotes by Guy Kawasaki

In recognising the global problem posed by osteoporosis, WHO sees the need for a global strategy for prevention and control of osteoporosis, focusing on three major functions: prevention, management and surveillance.

Quotes by Gro Harlem Brundtland

People often ask why I left CNN - I didn't like management. I liked my colleagues in the news gathering but the corporate culture that seized management when AOL came in (Steve Case and Gerry Levin) was disgusting.

Quotes by Greta Van Susteren

Being a consultant is like flying first-class. The food is terrific, the drinks are cold. But all you can do is walk up to the pilot and say, 'bank left.' If you're in management, you have the controls.

Quotes by Greg Brenneman

When you're a player, you only really have to look after yourself. And then you go into management, and you've got 30 players' welfare to keep an eye on.

Quotes by Graeme Souness

The British economy of the future must be built not on the shifting sands of boom and bust, but on the bedrock of prudent and wise economic management for the long term. It is only these firm foundations that we...

Quotes by Gordon Brown

The Philippines ranks among top off-shoring hubs in the world because of cost competitiveness and, more importantly, our highly trainable, English proficient, IT-enabled management and manpower.

Quotes by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Shortly after that, we got management problems over in England, and Judas Priest asked me to join.

Quotes by Glenn Tipton

I ask our European partners for a truly European migration management. The burden of landings cannot weigh only on the countries of arrival.

Quotes by Giuseppe Conte

My day job, running a fund management company, means I know that I and my team can't afford not to read every word of every document about assets or markets we propose to invest in, and to be absolutely clear...

Quotes by Gina Miller

The management of fertility is one of the most important functions of adulthood.

Quotes by Germaine Greer

The executive moves we are announcing today will strengthen American for the long-term future and reflect well on the depth of the Company's management team.

Quotes by Gerard Arpey

Texas has a pressing need for a single governmental body to provide overall flood control management for the watersheds affecting major population areas and guide state and local flood control policy.

Quotes by George P. Bush

When I interviewed Paul Bremer in his office, he had almost no books on his shelves. He had a couple of management books, like 'Leadership' by Rudolph Giuliani. I didn't take it as an encouraging sign.

Quotes by George Packer

People have described me as a management bishop but I say to my critics, Jesus was a management expert too.

Quotes by George Carey

I think people forget that a lot of directing is just real management of the size of a production.

Quotes by Gavin Hood

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection of "management" quotes cover?
It ranges from calling management "the key to a company," to a personal commuting story at Waste Management, Suning's tech-driven management approach, and a wry line about brilliant management meeting a bad-economics business.
Does a quote say management is the most important factor in a company?
Yes: "Look first at management. That's the key to a company."
Is there a personal story about working at Waste Management?
Yes: "Waste Management was based in Chicago, but I lived in Ft. Lauderdale and for 10 years had to commute to work."
Does a quote describe a company's management as tech-focused?
Yes: "Suning from a management concept and technology point of view isn't simply an appliance company."
Is there a witty observation about management versus a bad business?
Yes: "When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact." See the Business collection for more.

One line observes that brilliant management can outlast a business with weak economics, a sharper claim than the usual leadership platitude — explore Best and Like quotes for more.